Polly Ann Young

Acting

Polly Ann Young

Born October 25, 1908 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Died January 21, 1997 · aged 88

Polly Ann Young was born on October 25, 1908 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man from Utah (1934), Invisible Ghost (1941) and The Last Alarm (1940). She was married to Carter Hermann. She died on January 21, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sister of Sally Blane and Loretta Young, half-sister of Georgiana Young.

Known For

The Crimson TrailThe Crimson Trail · 1935
The Crimson Trail
8.01935
MovieRomanceWestern
A ranch owner mistakenly believes that a neighboring rancher is involved with cattle thieves.
Lady with a PastLady with a Past · 1932
Lady with a Past
6.31932
MovieComedyDrama
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
Rodeo RocketeersRodeo Rocketeers · 1934
Rodeo Rocketeers
1934
MovieWestern
Edited version of The Man from Utah. In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Murders in the Rue MorgueMurders in the Rue Morgue · 1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue
6.11932
MovieHorrorMystery
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
The Man from UtahThe Man from Utah · 1934
The Man from Utah
4.81934
MovieActionAdventure
The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston will beat Barton's rider, he has his men prepare the same fate for him that befell the other riders.
Our Blushing BridesOur Blushing Brides · 1930
Our Blushing Brides
5.61930
MovieDrama
Gerry, Connie, and Franky are small-town girls seeking wealthy husbands in New York City. But, while Connie and Franky are reckless with their affections — one bedding a married man and the other marrying a scoundrel — Gerry is determined to remain practical. As she mothers her wounded, heartbroken friends, she stalwartly but foolishly resists the advances of the good-hearted and affluent Tony Jardine.
The SheikThe Sheik · 1921
The Sheik
6.01921
MovieAdventureDrama
Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
The Story of Alexander Graham BellThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell · 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
6.31939
MovieDramaHistory
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.

Movies

The Crimson TrailThe Crimson Trail · 1935
The Crimson Trail
8.01935
MovieRomanceWestern
A ranch owner mistakenly believes that a neighboring rancher is involved with cattle thieves.
Lady with a PastLady with a Past · 1932
Lady with a Past
6.31932
MovieComedyDrama
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
Rodeo RocketeersRodeo Rocketeers · 1934
Rodeo Rocketeers
1934
MovieWestern
Edited version of The Man from Utah. In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Murders in the Rue MorgueMurders in the Rue Morgue · 1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue
6.11932
MovieHorrorMystery
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
The Man from UtahThe Man from Utah · 1934
The Man from Utah
4.81934
MovieActionAdventure
The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston will beat Barton's rider, he has his men prepare the same fate for him that befell the other riders.
Our Blushing BridesOur Blushing Brides · 1930
Our Blushing Brides
5.61930
MovieDrama
Gerry, Connie, and Franky are small-town girls seeking wealthy husbands in New York City. But, while Connie and Franky are reckless with their affections — one bedding a married man and the other marrying a scoundrel — Gerry is determined to remain practical. As she mothers her wounded, heartbroken friends, she stalwartly but foolishly resists the advances of the good-hearted and affluent Tony Jardine.
The SheikThe Sheik · 1921
The Sheik
6.01921
MovieAdventureDrama
Sheik Ahmed desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana, so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious tent-palace in the desert. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Later, allowed to go into the desert, she escapes and makes her way across the sands...
The Story of Alexander Graham BellThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell · 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
6.31939
MovieDramaHistory
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.
Invisible GhostInvisible Ghost · 1941
Invisible Ghost
5.31941
MovieHorrorCrime
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.
Road ShowRoad Show · 1941
Road Show
5.61941
MovieComedyMusic
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner.
TurnaboutTurnabout · 1940
Turnabout
6.01940
MovieComedyFantasy
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life.
Going WildGoing Wild · 1930
Going Wild
7.01930
MovieComedyRomance
Rollo and Lane just happen to be tossed off the train at White Beach where Robert Story -Air ace and writer- is supposed to stop. It is a case of mistaken identity as no one knows what Story looks like. So they get free room and meals at the Palm Inn and everything is going well until they want Story to fly in the race on Saturday. Rollo has never even be up in a plane, never mind fly one, so he must figure a way out. But the girls have everything bet on his winning the race. Written by Tony Fontana
The One Way TrailThe One Way Trail · 1931
The One Way Trail
10.01931
MovieAdventureDrama
Tim thinks saloon owner Coldeye killed his brother. Seeking the ultimate payback, Tim gets a job in the saloon but has no idea he is targeting the wrong man.
Thunder in the NightThunder in the Night · 1935
Thunder in the Night
6.01935
MovieCrimeDrama
Officer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet. Meanwhile, Alvinczy's wife, Madalaine, receives a message from a blackmailer, threatening her husband. When the blackmailer winds up dead, Madalaine appears to be the most likely suspect. Torok, however, knows the case is more complicated than it seems and dedicates himself to revealing the truth behind the mystery.
Road to ParadiseRoad to Paradise · 1930
Road to Paradise
6.41930
MovieCrimeDrama
Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels from a wealthy socialite.
The Circus Show-UpThe Circus Show-Up · 1932
The Circus Show-Up
7.71932
MovieMystery
The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.
The Last AlarmThe Last Alarm · 1940
The Last Alarm
4.51940
MovieActionCrime
A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.
Wolf CallWolf Call · 1939
Wolf Call
4.41939
MovieRomanceAdventure
A spoiled New York playboy learns the values of life when he's sent by his father to work in a rural mining community in Canada.
This Modern AgeThis Modern Age · 1931
This Modern Age
5.91931
MovieDramaComedy
A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
Stolen SweetsStolen Sweets · 1934
Stolen Sweets
4.21934
MovieComedyRomance
Wealthy but unhappy Patricia Belmont meets fun-loving insurance salesman Bill Smith (and his fun-loving friends Sam Ragland and Betty Harkness)on a ship cruise and falls in love, much to the annoyance of her high-society, fortune-hunting fiance Barrington Thorne.
Sirens of the SeaSirens of the Sea · 1917
Sirens of the Sea
1917
MovieDrama
During a raging storm, a baby is washed up on shore on an island in Greece and is adopted by the wealthy Stanhopes, who name her Lorelei. Eighteen years later, Lorelei, now a woman, invites her school friends to spend their vacation at her villa. One of her guests, Julie, is insanely jealous of Lorelei. One day Gerald Waldron, a disenchanted society fop, sails by on his yacht, accompanied by his social-climbing friend, Hartley Royce. Seeing Lorelei and her friends swimming, they decide to go ashore. Both Gerald and Hartley fall in love with Lorelei, and Julie rages, finding herself relegated to Hartley. Together Hartley and Julie plot to separate the lovers.
The Masks of the DevilThe Masks of the Devil · 1928
The Masks of the Devil
8.01928
MovieDrama
Baron Reiner, a charming though unscrupulous Viennese aristocrat, becomes infatuated with Virginia, an innocent schoolgirl who is engaged to his best friend, Manfred. In order to seduce the girl, Reiner finances an oceanographic expedition for Manfred that takes him away for months (TCM).
Elinor NortonElinor Norton · 1934
Elinor Norton
6.51934
MovieDrama
A romantic triangle during WW I provides the basis of this drama. The trouble begins when a young wife gets involved with a coffee baron while her husband is off fighting WW I. Her shell-shocked husband finally returns. He is terribly jealous. To help him, the wife takes him to a Western dude ranch. Her lover also goes, and the two men soon become friends. The coffee magnate helps to cure him, but then breaks his heart by telling him that he and the wife are planning to run away.
Children of PleasureChildren of Pleasure · 1930
Children of Pleasure
5.51930
MovieComedyMusic
A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.